Peter the Pirate | |
Director: | Arthur Robison |
Producer: | Erich Pommer |
Based On: | [1] |
Music: | Giuseppe Becce |
Studio: | UFA |
Runtime: | 60 minutes |
Country: | Germany |
Peter the Pirate (German: '''Pietro, der Korsar'''), also known in English as The Sea Wolves,[2] is a 1925 German silent historical adventure film directed by Arthur Robison and starring Paul Richter, Aud Egede-Nissen, and Rudolf Klein-Rogge. It was based on the 1925 novel by Wilhelm Hegeler. Leni Riefenstahl was offered the role of female lead by producer Erich Pommer, but after doing a screen test she eventually turned it down.
It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Albin Grau. The film premiered at the Union-Theater.